Buick regals yay or nay?? comments please?

Question

My fiance got in a car crash friday the total on the repairs for his car are going to cost him more then he paid for it.. i guess that tearn would be he totaled it.. But he is going to get a knew car because of that reason. and was lookin at buick regals like 2001. is this a good car.. and comments or advice on this?? any information would be greatly appriciated thank you!!!

Answer 1

This is a car for old people, that being said my father in law has one and it is a piece of junk! Try a Chevy, I`ve owned 2 in the last 14 years and they are quite dependable. I`ve only had my current one for less than a year , the one before for 13 years!!!!

Answer 2

There is some truth to the "who" the target buyer is. The Buick is a rather high maintenance car because it is designed to be driven by grandma to church on Sunday. But as you know, people drive the heck out of their cars these days. Lots of miles in a short period of time.

However, if you can overlook the doggone accessories that fall apart, then the drivetrain and other typical GM stuff is very sound. Forget A/C and towing and abusive driving habits.

I'd put my money in another used Cadillac before buying another used Buick. Caddy's are very hardy in comparison to the lower end GM cars. Very tough and the best engineering goes into the Caddy's. For example, Caddy's have two radiator cooling fans that run at variable speeds verses one fan that is either on or off on the lower end GM cars.

Good Luck!

Answer 3

I agree.. definitely nay. Try to "steer" him toward something more reliable that wont cost a fortune to repair should it get damaged. And should you decide to sell it in a few years, a maxima could easily earn you your money back.

Answer 4

not really, but i guess they are ok. but for better milage to gal. a toyota or nissan and might last longer. i had a nissan and put 350,000 miles on it before i sold it and to this day (ive seen it around) its still running